Colorado group falls short in effort to put anti-abortion measure on the ballot
Only one of two opposing abortion ballot measures may qualify for the Colorado ballot this fall. An anti-abortion initiative failed to gather enough signatures.
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Only one of two opposing abortion ballot measures may qualify for the Colorado ballot this fall. An anti-abortion initiative failed to gather enough signatures.
Legislators in Arizona are still split on how to deal with a controversial Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortion in the state, which the state's Supreme Court has ruled can be enforced. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has more.
Arizona House Republicans blocked an effort to repeal the state's 1864 near-total abortion ban for a second time on Wednesday. But some Republicans in the state Senate are now siding with Democrats. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has the details.
For the second time, Republicans in the Arizona Legislature thwarted an effort to repeal the state's 1864 abortion law, which was upheld last week by the state Supreme Court. This comes despite high-profile Republicans like former President Donald Trump saying the ban goes too far. Elise Preston has more.
If the ballot initiative gets enough signatures, Nevadans will get to vote on enshrining abortion access for up to 24 weeks in the state's constitution.
Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, tells "Face the Nation" that Arizona voters will "an opportunity to fix" abortion laws with a ballot question. "This has been a disaster for women in Arizona — they've lost a fundamental right to abortion, and it's all because of Donald Trump," Kelly said.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's actions set up a series of confrontations with the Republican-supermajority Legislature over those issues.
Harris portrayed Trump as the architect of restrictive abortion bans like the one upheld by the Arizona Supreme Court.
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Arizona Friday, where she blamed former President Donald Trump for the Arizona Supreme Court ruling earlier this week which could pave the way to revive a near-total abortion ban. Janet Shamlian has more.
A campaign in Colorado that is trying to enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot this November. It's the latest state to put abortion on the ballot in an ongoing push to do the same in states across the country. CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez, a Republican strategist, and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne, a Democratic strategist, joined CBS News to discuss the movement.
A vote by Polish lawmakers on amendments to the country's abortion laws shows a will to ease some of Europe's tightest restrictions.
A campaign in Colorado that is trying to enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution has gathered enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot in November, CBS News has learned. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has more.
A Colorado abortion rights group is trying to amend the state constitution to include the right to an abortion.
Efforts in the Arizona State Legislature to repeal the newly-revived 1864 law were shut down by Republicans.
Following the Arizona Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that clears the way to reinstate an 1864 law that would ban nearly all abortions, some local healthcare providers are worried about what could happen. Janet Shamlian has more.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues questioning House Speaker Mike Johnson's fitness for the job. Could Johnson's upcoming meeting with former President Donald Trump end the efforts to oust him? Longtime national political correspondent Olivier Knox and Semafor political reporter Kadia Goba join "America Decides" to discuss.
President Biden's reelection campaign launched a seven-figure ad buy in Arizona focused on abortion rights. The battleground state is grappling with the fallout of the state's Supreme Court upholding a near-total ban from 1864. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Tuesday's Arizona Supreme Court decision said officials may enforce an 1864 law criminalizing all abortions except when a woman's life is at stake.
The fight over a newly revived 1864 Arizona law criminalizing abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman's life is at risk has engulfed the state's lawmakers.
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday called on lawmakers to repeal a near-total abortion ban from 1864 after the state's Supreme Court ruled it could be enforced. Elizabeth Campbell, Shawna Mizelle, Molly Ball and Deepa Shivaram join to discuss the latest.
The Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an abortion law from the 1860s that is a near-total ban. There is no exception for rape or incest, the law says, but is an exception to save the life of the mother.
In a 4-2 decision, the Arizona Supreme Court struck down the state’s current 15-week ban on abortion and reinstated a law from 1864, nearly 50 years before Arizona became a state. The law bans nearly all abortions in Arizona with no exceptions for rape or incest.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs discusses the Arizona Supreme Court reinstating an abortion law from 1864. The law severely restricts abortion rights in the state as it faces a near-total ban.
The Arizona court ruling clears the way for a near-total ban on abortions in the state.
The Arizona Supreme Court's decision upholding a law from 1864 that bans abortion with barely any exceptions has led to confusion about when the law will take effect and how it will be enforced. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has more.